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From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant@golang.org>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2016 17:13:35 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] os: document that Rename does not replace an existing
directory
Fixes #18240.
Change-Id: Ife951e2c1320b3f1362c85642615b24fd4291189
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/34135
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
---
src/os/file.go | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/os/file.go b/src/os/file.go
index de245c54792..d45a00b1239 100644
--- a/src/os/file.go
+++ b/src/os/file.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func Create(name string) (*File, error) {
var lstat = Lstat
// Rename renames (moves) oldpath to newpath.
-// If newpath already exists, Rename replaces it.
+// If newpath already exists and is not a directory, Rename replaces it.
// OS-specific restrictions may apply when oldpath and newpath are in different directories.
// If there is an error, it will be of type *LinkError.
func Rename(oldpath, newpath string) error {
--
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